Mantha, Jalna Explained

Mantha
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:	19.6467°N 76.3853°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Jalna
Governing Body:	Nagar panchayat
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Balasaheb Borade
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	22005^[1]
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Marathi
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	431504
Registration Plate:	MH-21
Blank4 Name Sec1:	Literacy
Blank4 Info Sec1:	77%

Mantha is a town in Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Demography

Mantha tehsil has 114 villages under its supervision. According to 2011 census, Mantha plus 114 villages has population of 1,67,022. Among this 51% are male while 49% are female. SC population is 16% while ST population is around 3%. Literacy is 61%.^[2]

Mantha village, according to 2011 census, has a population of 22,005, of which 11,393 are male and 10,612 are female. Literacy is 76.86%, male literacy is 84.26% and female literacy is 69.01%. Total houses are 4210.

Politics

Though Mantha is in Jalna district, it comes under Parbhani Loksabha Constituency for Lok Sabha or General Elections of India. Current Member of Parliament is Sanjay(Bandu) Jadhav of Shiv Sena party.
Mantha comes under Partur-Mantha constituency for Legislative Assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from this area is Babanrao Lonikar of [Bhartiya Janata Party].

Culture

Mantha has mixed culture, here people of different cultures lives together. People of different communities like Muslims, Marathas, Banjaras, Buddhists etc. are found in large numbers.
Renuka Mata Temple is main temple of the town, it also attracts people from other surrounding villages. Goddess Renuka has been known as "Goddess of the Town". The shrine is located on a small hillock north of the town.
Friday is the day of weekly market in Mantha, this day is regarded as big day or important day in Mantha. People from small villages around comes to Mantha for their weekly shopping. Place of weekly market is in between Bus stand and Government Rural Hospital(RH).

Places to Visit

Renuka Mata Mandir.

Transportation

Road

Mantha is well connected to Jalna, Aurangabad, Akola, Nanded, Latur, Pune, and Hyderabad by road. Mantha has a Bus Stand, operated by MSRTC. It is the main hub of transportation.

Rail

The nearest rail stations are Partur and Sailu.

Air

The nearest airports are the Chikhalthana Airport in Aurangabad, which is 120 km and Nanded Airport, which is 134 km from Mantha.

Notes and References

Web site: Mantha Village Population - Mantha - Jalna, Maharashtra.
Web site: Archived copy . 28 March 2015 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123108/http://jalna.nic.in/html/Jalna2011.pdf . dead .